1a Cecil Cottages, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE

1a Cecil Cottages is a semi-detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 781 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 73 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (73–128 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 61.7% above the 2003 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.